A.A. Research & Study

A.A. Research & Study

AA History Lovers -Posts from 2002 to 2012
AA History Lovers is the best place to go on the World
Wide Web to learn about Alcoholics Anonymous history.
There is much to explore there and you can find answers
to your many questions as well as learn much about Alcoholics
Anonymous history and related information. Glenn C.
has copied all the messages from 2002 to 2012. Right
now on silkworth.net they are in the format of Microsoft
Word and TEXT. So far there are 1 thru 8,956 messages
(Posts) and more to come, I'm sure. Glenn C. is the
Moderator of AA
History Lovers.

Dr.
William D. Silkworth, M.D.An in depth look at the writings, articles,
letters and documents of Dr. William D. Silkworth, M.D.
also known as Silky.

Signatures
in the first Big Book
The Original is now in the GSO Archives in New York.
The first AA Big Book ever sold…April 1939, bought
by Virginia MacLeod at a meeting in Bill W’s apartment,
Clinton Street, New York. See the last four pages for
an explanation of who signed and notes by Virginia….

I
Saw Religion Remake A Drunkard -by D.J.
Defoe
"Through Liquor, this physician had lost his practice,
his reputation and his self-respect. Then one night
in a gathering in a private home, he found the way of
escape." -The Doctor Bob interview with D.J. Defoe
which appeared in the September 1939 issue of "Your
Faith" Magazine, page 84.

The
Spiritual Principles of The 12 Tradtions
The Twelve Traditions are often referred to as, "Why
it works." They ensure the continuance of A.A.
as a whole, by providing guidelines for groups to evaluate
their activities and actions. In a practical vein they
are, individually and collectively, humility builders
for the group; they ask that the group consider its
conduct from a broader perspective and, when necessary,
give up something for the overall good of A.A.

A.A.
Pamphlets History ListHere's a list of 'AA pamphlets'. Most all
are Conference-approved or GSO service materials. Remember,
Conference-approved translates into 'no earlier than
1951 when the Conference was formed'. AA did have and
use pamphlets before that time which were published
by individuals, groups, the Grapevine, our various
central offices, as well as by GSO in New York. Some
of these are listed at the end in the Pre Conference
and Out of Print section.

The
first four known AA Bulletins(November 14, 1940) announced the groups that
existed at the time - the first twenty two AA groups
- and the five others that were emerging. (January 15,
1941) gave the membership an early alert as to the historic
Jack Alexander Saturday Evening Post article. (June
20, 1941) announced the discovery of what was later
to be called the Serenity Prayer: "One of our New
York members clipped the following from the personal
column of a New York paper, and since it seems to 'hit
the spot', here it is:" (12/31/1941) was more of
a Christmas edition speaking in general and mentioning
an estimated membership of 5500.

Manuscript
of A.A. World History, 1985-by Bob P.This document is the first draft of the in-depth
history of Alcoholics Anonymous as prepared by Bob P.
The manuscript was rejected by the Trustees' Literature
Committee and was not published. Bob P.'s book, "Manuscript
of A.A. World History", rich in AA history, is
made available from silkworth.net for historical and
research purposes only.

Magazine
& Newspaper ArticlesRead & research over 150 Magazine and
Newspaper Articles in regards to Alcoholics Anonymous.*
These articles have been placed here for historical
& research purposes.*
Copyrights owned by respectful owners.

Places
and Things in AA History
Another comprehensive list published about places and
things in AA's history Thanks go out to Archie M. who
put this Places and Things in AA's History together.

The
Washingtonians
Thanks to Jim B. of Canada who put together this presentation
of text and articles on the Washingtonian Temperance
Society. Jim originally had these articles on the web
site of historyofaa.com which is no longer online and
placed here for historical & research purposes.

The
Emmanuel Movement
Thanks to Jim B. of Canada who put together this presentation
of articles. Jim originally had these articles on the
web site of historyofaa.com which is no longer online
and placed here for historical & research purposes.

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